2025-04-09 AEW Dynamite - REVIEW
2025 Malapert Smark Podcast Review System (Rev2):
🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]
🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]
❤️ - Loved It! [+3]
👍👍 - REALLY Liked It! [+2]
👍 - Liked It [+1]
½ - Kinda Liked It [+0.5]
👊 - Indifferent [0]
👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]
👎👎 - Really Didn’t Like It [-2]
🤬- Hated It [-3]
🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]
🙋♂️- Chris Jericho Bad [-10]
Or any combination of the like…
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We reviewed select storylines from this edition of Dynamite on episode #156 of the Malapert Smark Podcast w/ Vlad “The Wrestling Expert” & Robert “The Frozen Asian.” Link:
https://youtu.be/pf3NbpPmFYI?si=aDcrYNilsAUoXIMB
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STORYLINES:
(1) Fallout of Death Riders retaining WORLD TITLE at Dynasty... Young Bucks explain their actions... Kenny Omega stands up to his former Elite brothers... Swerve feud with Death Riders continues... Hangman & Swerve drama continues... Opps join the war... and more!
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Young Bucks explain Dynasty actions, possible alliance with Death Riders?…
TMS:👍, TWE: 👎
(B) Adam Page & Young Bucks... Bucks cost Swerve for Hangman, as per their explanation...
(C) Kenny Omega & Young Bucks
TMS:👍👍, TWE: 1/2
(D) Hangman feud w/ Swerve… Page doesn’t want Swerve interfering in his tournament matches
(E) Death Riders feud with Swerve
(F) Opps feuding with Death Riders
Details:
-Backstage, Moxley cuts promo with the Death Riders addressing the Young Bucks…
-Match: Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir vs Katsuyori Shibata… Moxley with a thumb to the eye behind the ref's back gives him an advantage...
Winners: Jon Moxley by submission…
-Post Match, enter Nicholas Jackson, Matthew Jackson…. they cut promo explaining their actions… they did it for hangman!… and also as a peace offering to the Death Riders …
Enter Kenny Kenny Omega cuts a promo on the Bucks, disowning their actions… Omega enters the ring to fight the bucks…
Enter Kazuchika Okada…
Enter Swerve Strickland…
Pac attacks Swerve Strickland from behind leading straight into their match…
-Match: Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana vs Pac…
Winner: Swerve Strickland…
-Backstage, Hangman Page skirts an interview to look for Swerve Strickland. He instead sends a message to Swerve through Prince Nana, telling them not to get involved with him.
-Tag Match: Death Riders (Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli) vs Opps (Samoa Joe, Hook)…
Enter Moxley who causes a distraction while Wheeler takes the eyes…
Enter Katsuyori Shibata…
Winners: Opps by submission…
-Afterbirth: Marina & Moxley attack Opps and the numbers advantage sees Death Riders lay some shits in… Samoa Joe is pissed as he cuts a promo challenging Death Riders for world trios titles as the show goes off the air…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan:
(A) Moxley warning the Young Bucks? i’m sorry, didn’t they help you?!… you know, after the young bucks, explanation I think i can roll with this...
(B) This is actually pretty hilarious to me... I think this was very little tongue in cheek aimed hangman page and his obsession with swerve. it was a backhanded commentary on their former friend, who theyre no longer aligned with... i dont know if anything will come of this... nothing in this episode... swerve should probably have something to say about it as well, having been cost the title and treated as a side consequence. i would be pissed if i was swerve...
(C) I actually really liked Omega's quirky promo. and he just wanted to get down right then and there... the dog poop story, i actually thought made sense...
(D) Why is Hangman Page worried about Swerve Strickland coming after him. didn’t swerve admit his fault in their feud. plus, he didn’t even cost Swerve the title.
(E) Well Swerve vs Pac, decent booking. got a lot of their big guns working on this day. i feel like there should have been something from Swerve on this day. Just a match. It is against his a member of his rival's stable, but i feel he should have cut a promo on the bucks and everything...
(F) interesting booking having the champion come right back out after his ppv main event win. and having Katsuyori Shibata lose clean. idk if i woulda done that. don’t see what purpose it served. there was a thumb to the eye but that’s not really much of an out to me… I will say, i was disappointed with how the Opps were introduced into this angle, but it’s growing on me now, after seeing Samoa Joe’s pissed off at The Death Riders. i feel like that can be something cool…. we shall see…
(OVERALL) Although some things I wasn't so hot for here, I think there was enough in all this that I was extremely fond of to say that I really liked all this... i am entertained...
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
⭐️Kayhan (April 14, 2025): looks like pac broke his ankle here. didn’t realize…
(2) $400,000 Explosive 8-Man Tag
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage Ricochet, Beast Mortos, Action Andretti, Lio Rush cut promo.
-Backstage, Mark Briscoe, Mike Bailey, Will Ospreay, Kevin Knight cut promos…
-$400,000 Explosive Tag Match: Ricochet, Beast Mortos& Cru(Action Andretti, Lio Rush) vs Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe, Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight…
Winners: Will Ospreay, Mark Briscoe, Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight…who win $400,000 cash...
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: the quadruple slap on Ricochet’s bald head! 🤣 the only reason i’m giving this any points. ricochet really stuck that landing on the outside tho. really impressive... but storyline-wise. this is really grasping at straws booking. they can’t think of an angle so let’s just make a cash reward. 😕 at least the money seemed to make them care more. if they're gonna make it about some mythical amount of money, why not make it more? 10 million dollars each guy!! why the hell not?! then make them really kill each other for the money...
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(3) Women’s Owen Hart Cup… Kris Statlander advances...
Participants:
Details:
-Video Package reviews Dynasty results and sets up upcoming matches… includes promos from Mercedes, Jamie, Harley, Billie...
-Match: Thunder Rosa vs Kris Statlander… Toni Storm joins commentary…
Winner: Kris Statlander…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2
Robert TheFrozenAsian -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Good idea to have Toni Storm on commentary, as the tournament winner faces her… she was so hilarious on commentary. moved Taz’ double parked car but left her chewing tobacco in the car. 😆… Storm made me laugh throughout... As for the match... Im always put on notice when someone loses clean.. here's its thunder rosa... now shes gotta recover from it...
⭐️Vlad: Giving half thumb for toni…
⭐️Robert:
(4) Men’s Owen Hart Cup…
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage, Rene tries to interview Hangman Page but he doesn’t want to speak about the Owen Hart Cup, leaving to attend to other business (See Storyline #1D)….
-Backstage, Don Callis w/ Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher cuts a promo claiming his two guys will be in the Owen Hart Final…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: I don't think either of these two are going to the main event of All In. It's either gonna be Ospreay or Hangman....
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(5) Toni Schiavone abhors FTR's actions at Dynasty
Participants:
Details:
-Video Package: reviews FTR heel turn this past Sunday….
-At the announce table, Toni Schiavone runs down FTR...
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - ❤️
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👎
Robert TheFrozenAsian -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Amazing... You stand up to em Toni!... if i was booking, this would lead to Schivone taking a PILEDRIVER! lol
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(6) Hurt Syndicate vote NO on MJF joining, but Shelton Benjamin may be softening his stance?...
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
Alicia Atout
Details:
-Hurt Syndicate in ring Celebration: Enter Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, MVP… MVP cuts promo and raises a toast…
Enter MJF who joins in like he’s already in the stable… MVP needs all 3 to agree on MJF joining, but Shelton Benjamin says no… MVP’s hands are tied as MJF is left dejected in the ring.
-Backstage Interview (Alicia the Interviewer) w/ MVP, Shelton Benjamin & Bobby Lashley….
Exit Shelton Benjamin, Bobby Lashley…
Enter MJF to speak to MVP…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - ❤️
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Do Hurt Syndicate really need to celebrate a tag title win over Learning Tree?… MJF with the sexual harassment. the joke is that it’s actually his gf. good one... as for Shelton flip flopping? whats up with that? i guess he really liked him and he's just messing with him... this is still happening!...
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(7) Megan Bayne bouncing back from loss at Dynasty...
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage Interview w/ Megan Bayne, Penelope Ford who put the locker room on notice despite Bayne’s loss at Dynasty…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2
Robert TheFrozenAsian -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Toni Khan booking. lose clean and then just carry on i guess. 🤷♂️🤦♂️ it's not that simple man. no one cares anymore. she had her chance...
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(8) Don Callis Family open to new members due to rash of injuries…
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage, Don Callis w/ Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher cuts a promo, saying he's accepting applications for new members into the stable, and to send your credentials and back account number...
-At the announcers desk, Taz sarcastically laughs at Callis' asking for the bank account numbers, calls him a carnie and says that Callis HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CARNIE!
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: 😆 taz
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(9) Undisputed Kingdom cut promo after Adam Cole's TNT title win... will be seeking more success and rename stable name to PARAGON...
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage, Adam Cole, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly cut a promo…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👎
Robert TheFrozenAsian -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Did they just change their stable name to Paragon, or is that just something they said?... I guess they did... it’s not a great name but it’s better than Undisputed Kingdom!... these guys are so bland. they speak english well but thats it. they're like completely ordinary people. which is fine. thats just what they are... it would be nice if they had some charisma though...
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(10) Championship-less Jericho finally flips out after Big Bill finally stands up to him...
Participants:
Details:
-TV Time with the Learning Tree (in ring segment): Chris Jericho cuts promo…
Enter Big Bill, Brian Keith… Big Bill finally stands up to Chris Jericho… DISCUSSION… Chris Jericho snaps, trashes the set and leaves…
-Backstage, Jericho continues smashing things with the baseball bat and drives off…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2
Robert TheFrozenAsian -
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: the crowd singing jericho off 😆. hey hey hey! good bye!... I actually thought this was kind poignant. for once maybe we're getting something real from jericho after years of fake bullshit. he should have a lot of frustration built up, really... i actually enjoyed this...
⭐️Vlad: 1/2 👍 Especially if Jericho is leaving for a bit…
⭐️Robert:
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